Combination window-screen and fly-trap.



T. H. NAUE.

UOMBINATION wmnow $OREEN AND FLY TRAP.

APPLIOATIOH FILED MAY 6, 1911.

1,006,778. I Patented Oct. 24, 191 1.

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T. H. NAGE. UOMBINATION WINDOW SURBBN AND FLY TRAP. APPLIOATIOH FILED mua, mu.

1,006,778. Patented Oct.24, 1911.

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THOMAS H. NACE, or Her srnnves,

ARKANSAS.

oomnnmrion WINDOW-SCREEN 1m) FLY-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent. 'Patented Oct. 24, 1911. Applichtion anMay 6, 1911.

Serial No. 625,600.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. NAOE,..8. citizen of the United Springs,in the county of Garland and State of Arkansas, have invented 1 new anduseful Combination Window Screen and Fly Trap; anclI do hereby ing to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and usethe same. i

This invention ertains to a. new and useful combined win ow screen andfly trap, in

which there is involved novel features ofl construction.

The invention in its broadest-scope aims as to provide a s|mple,--.efli

its primary object cient and practical device of this design forentrapping flies, as

they endeavor to passthrough an opening of the window screen. In thedrawings, however, there is only disclosed one form of the presentinvention, but formmay require alterations, to which the applicant isentitled, provided the alterations are compre hendcd by the appendedclaims.

The invention comprises furthereatures and combination of arts, as'hereiri'a'fter' set forth, shown in the rawings and claimed.

1n the drawings :Figure 1 a view in;

elevation, of a window screen and fly tra combined, constructed inaccordance wit the invention. F i 2 is a similar view of the op ositeside of the combined screen and trap, s owing a closure member open indotted lines, to allow the removal of the entrapped flies. Fig. 3 is avertical sectional view on line 33 of F igl 2. Fig. 4 is a sectionalview on line 44-of Fig. 2.

Referring more articularly to the drawing, 1 designates -t e rectangularframe of the window screen. Extending transversely of the frame andadjacent-its central por tion are two strips 2 and 3. Secured on oneface of the frame, as shown in Fig. 2, at the top and one side are theadjoining strips 4 and 5. The lower end of the strip 4 is curved oil orbeveled, as shown at 6. Se

tacks or other means '7 to the faces cured by of the strips 4 and 5, andto the face of the strip 2, and conforming to the curved or beveledportion 6 of the stripri, is an area of wire mesh or screening 8. hisscreening 8 forms the outer wall of the fly trap. Secured to the side 10of the frame, at its u per portion by means of a transversely (118States, residing at Hot declare the follow-v transverse strip 3screening 14. This meshwork or screening opening between the screeningor mesh work.

8-and the side 10 of the frame. This strip or closure member. 12 isremovable by withdrawing the pin or plug 11, in order to allow theremoval of the entrapped flies.

. Fastened to the face 13 of the frame 1 at its upper portion, andextending down to the is an area. of meshwork or 14 is secured to theframe 1 by means 0 tacks or other suitable means 15. At the point wherethe screening or meshwork 14 engages the transverse strip 3, itis foldedupon. itself as shown at16,"and subsequently turnedinto a semi-circularcurve 17,.transversely'of which a are formed, in order to permit theflies "to enter between the two I i ece's of screening or meshwor'ht8and 14.

he screening which forms the semicircular curved portion terminates intoan extension 119, which is secured to the strip 2, between the strip 2and the screening or meshwork 8. The. lower face. 13 of the frame 1 isprovided with an area of screening or meshworlr 20, which is secured inlace by tacks owner suitable means21. The screening ormeshwork is alsosecured to the stri 2 and is extended beyond the strip 2 wit its free ede substantially adjacent the strip 3. This free edge 22 of the screeningor meshwork 20 is arranged ap roximately midway between the strip 3 andthe extension 19 of the screening or meshwork- 14, thus providing anopen1ng23 between the strip 3 and the said free edge 22. The naturaltendency of flies when crawling upon a verticai surface is to travel nThus it will be seen that as the flies move .upwardlv on the screeningor meshwork 20,

they will pass through the opening 23, and then through the apertures ofthe semi-circula'r curved ortion 19 into the trap. After the trap isfiliiid, the closure member 12 may be 0 mod, in .order to remove theaccumulate flies. Also secured to the strip 3 and on the face 13 of theframe 1 is a strip of screening or meshwork 24, a portion 25 of which isdisposed on an angle, thus constituting a. deflector for the flies, asthey crawl up the screening or-meshwork 20. This de-' flector causes theflies to more readily pass through the opening 23.v To hold thedeplurality of apertures 18 wardly.

fiector at an angle to the. face 13 of the frame blocks 25 are securedby any suitable means to the face 13, upon each side of the frame 1.These blocks 25" are provided 5 with inclined faces, to which the endsof the deflector are secured as shown in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing description, one will observe that there has beendevised a novel, efiieient and practical combined window screen and flytrap, and one which will unquestionably entrap flies, in their endeavorsto escape. 1

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful,is: I 1. In combination, a window screen frame having two spaced apartstrips arranged parallel to one another and transversely of the ,frame,substantially at the central por' tion, said frame having a stripsecured 20. transversely thereof on one face at its top, and anadditional strip at right angles thereto, secured to the side of theframe, said additional strip being curved at its lower end, an area ofmeshwork secured to '35 the strip at the top of the frame and theadditional strip and conforming to the curvature of the ower end of saidadditional strip, an area of meshwork secured to the frame on the face 0strip, bent u on itse and secured to the uppermost o :the parallelstrips, the meshwork which is fo into a semi-circular curve andextending downwardl and secured to the lowermost 85 of the parallelstrips between it and the first meshwork, an area of meshwork secured tothe same face of the frame to which the second mesh work is secured andbelglig the second mesh work, and extended beyo the 40 lowermost of thesaid parallel strips with its osite the additional ded upon itselfturned edge arran ed adjacent the uppermost of the paralle strips anddisposed substantially midway the uppermost of the parallel strips andthe extension of the semi-circular curve, thus forming an opening, aclosure member arranged etween the first meshwork and the frame, saidclosure member corresponding in shape to the strip having its lowerportion curved, means for removably holding the closure member in place,said curved portion of, the second mesh work having a plurality ofapertures, a deflector secured to the uppermost of the parallel stripsand extendin annularl downwardly, and means for hol ing the eflectorangularly in position.

2. In combination, a window screen frame having a mesh work inclosure.at its upper ortion and an area ofmeshwork at its ower portion, saidmclosure having a meshwork provided with a plurality of aper-' turesextending thereinto an opening leading into the curvature of meshwork, adefiector arranged angularly on one side of the frame and extendingdownwardly and disposed adjacent the opening, blocks having inclinedfaces for'holding thewreflector angularly in osition, a strip. arrangedat one side of constituting a closure member therefor, and a pinextending through the frame and the closure member for removablysecuring the same in place. y In testimony whereof I have signed my nameto this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. ATHOMAS H. NACE. Witnesses:

Tnos: J. GLADBON, J .t H. O. Kmo.

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